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Junji (say JUN-jee)RED PANDAAge: 2 years Length: 3 feet Weight: 12 pounds Born: National Zoo Conservation and Research Center, Front Royal, Va. In the wild: Live in bamboo forests of Himalaya mountains on the Nepal-Tibet border. At the zoo: Central Zoo Family: Mothers have use hollow trees as dens to raise one to four cubs at a time. Babies stay with their mom for a year. Food: In the wild, bamboo, seeds, fruit and sometimes birds, bird eggs and bugs. At the zoo, animal apple biscuits, apples and grapes. Fun fact: Red pandas wash themselves with their tongue, just like a cat. They also like cool weather, so Junji has an air conditioner in his resting box. |
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